PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 2008-09

FALL 2008

Marivaux's THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE

Directed by Karin Magaldi
Costume Design by Kim Decker
Scenic Design by Bruce Keller

Lighting Design by James Mapes

Performs Friday, Nov. 21 - Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008
at 7:30 p.m. on Tues - Sat. performances
and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23
at Artists Repertory Theatre, Morrison Stage.

 What could better ring in the holiday season than a delightfully clever comic treat?
 
Part commedia dell’arte, part feminist fairy tale, Marivaux’s The Triumph of Love is as sharp as a thorn and charming as a rose. In this tale of mistaken identities, an accidental princess masquerades as a young man to woo her prince charming and precipitates the ravelling and unravelling of not one, but three amours.
 
The plot is both deviously simple and complicated. The feisty Princess Léonide has fallen in love, at a distance, with Agis and sets out to woo him. She has to do this in secret because her uncle usurped the throne on which she sits, and Agis would reject her outright if he knew who she was. Agis meanwhile, has been hidden at the home of the bookish siblings Hermocrates and Leontine, who raised him to despise love and hate Leonide.  Leonide is accompanied by her servant, Corine also disguised as a man. Completing the cast are the commedia dell’arte inspired character Harlequin and the siblings' hapless gardener, Dimas.
 
In its original form, The Triumph of Love, written in 1732, is an elegant  romantic comedy that cleverly sends up the pomposities of the Age of Enlightenment as it examines the follies of romantic love and the pitfalls in store for the self-satisfied man of reason. In this sparkling new translation by Stephen Wadsworth, the play is about how love transforms those who experience it. Don’t miss it!

FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS

Student dramatic writing projects in day and evening workshop performances in November, February and May in the New Studio Theater. Free.

WINTER 2009

FESTIVAL OF SHORT PLAYS

Student Projects From Directing II at Noon in the New Studio Theatre. Free.

Sophocles' ELECTRA

Directed by Devon Allen

Scenic and Lighting Design by Glenn Gauer

Costume Design by Kim Decker

Performs Friday, Mar. 6 - Saturday, Mar. 14, 2009
at 7:30 p.m. on Tues. through Sat. performances
and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 8
at
Artists Repertory Theatre, Second Stage

SPRING 2009

Moliere's THE IMAGINARY INVALID
In a New Translation by Constance Congdon

Directed by Glenn Gauer
Scenic Design by Glenn Gauer
Lighting Design by Bruce Keller

Performs Friday, May 28 - Saturday, June 6, 2009
at 7:30 p.m. on Tues. through Sat. performances
and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 30
at
the Winningstad Theatre, PCPA

DANCE AND MOVEMENT PERFORMANCES

Student dance and movement projects in day and evening performance, in early June. Free.

Ticket Information

PSU BOX OFFICE: 503-725-3307

Ticket Prices for Mainstage Productions:
Low-cost Preview: $3.50
PSU Students: $4.00 at the LPH Box Office (1/2 hr before performance)
*Students/Seniors/PSU Staff: $8.50
*Adults: $9.50
(*Includes Service Charge)

Parking free in PSU Lots after 7 p.m. and on Sundays

Festival of Short Plays, Festival of New Works, and Dance/Movement Performances Series: Free of Charge